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Evdokia said:I would rather encourage a skater because of his/her skating/personality, but not because of his/her religion.
Evdokia said:I would rather encourage a skater because of his/her skating/personality, but not because of his/her religion.
Vash01 said:I feel uncomfortable about this topic. Majority of people in this country were brought up as Christians (other religions are in the minority), so it is not unusual to see many US skaters with Christian beliefs. With the number of immigrants increasing you see some other religions in the country. Why should that be a factor for a skater? I see religious practice as something personal/private and I don't feel comfortable discussing those practices for skaters. Some eastern religions are very tolerant of other religions, and some practices are even inclusive/universal, so it does not really matter what label one chooses (or no label). Many non-Christians celebrate Christmas, and have a Christmas tree, so that alone would not be a criterion to determine one's religion (I only mentioned this because it was mentioned by someone).
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then, depending on what you believe/have been taught, there are many catholics in skating as well (I put them under the Christian label, but I know there are some that don't consider them under that heading)
There are many denominations, types of churches that would be classified "Christian," such as Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran and so on. But obviously there are members in each one who genuinely have a relationship with Christ, and those who don't.
The word "Christian" means "Christ in one," or "Christ inside of one." So, the real issue isn't what church a person belongs to, but whether the person individually has Jesus Christ living inside of him or her...if they really have a personal relationship with God.
Tonichelle said:then, depending on what you believe/have been taught, there are many catholics in skating as well (I put them under the Christian label, but I know there are some that don't consider them under that heading) Timothy Goebel
who does not consider catholicism a christian religion?SingAlto said:Catholics are Christians regardless of what folks from any other denomination believe in their biggoted, self-righteous, little minds.
ranjake said:who does not consider catholicism a christian religion?
Many, many, many.ranjake said:who does not consider catholicism a christian religion?
really?????who???????HOW?????????.......and i do think you're right re:le cafe...i'm just really curious. what is this based on?Joesitz said:Many, many, many.
you didn't offend me....i'm just puzzled...."catholics can be christians".....what are they if not christians? i guess i need to do a little research into this elsewhere; and i certainly mean no offense to anyone either.swizzletwizzle said:Actually, I believe that Catholics can be Christians. It all depends on if you have Jesus in your heart.
Secondly, I started this thread hoping to encourage skaters in their faith, so they would know that they had fans praying for them. I did not mean to offend anyone. I am a musician, & sometimes I feel there are no other Christians around when I am performing somewhere. When someone tells me that they're praying for me, it helps me grow stronger in my faith.
I sincerely hope this answered anyone's questions, & I hope this thread doesn't get out of hand.
swizzletwizzle said:What I mean by that is there are Catholics & Protestants who claim to be Christians, but they don't have Jesus in their heart. Without that, you really can't be a Christian. So, there are Catholics & Protestants who aren't Christians.
If you are talking about skaters who are extremely vocal about their religious beliefs, I believe that Paul Wylie, Janet Lynn and Roz Sumners are the only three (to my knowledge) who have actually appeared on Christian television stations to discuss their faith.swizzletwizzle said:As a Christian, I like to write famous Christians and encourage them. Which figure skaters are known to be Christians?